The great Persian War and its preliminaries : A study of the evidence, literary and topographical

This volume offers a fresh, evidence‑based look at the Greco‑Persian conflicts up to 479 B.C., blending careful literary analysis with the latest topographical surveys of ancient battlefields. The author, a seasoned classicist, revisits the accounts of Herodotus and Thucydides, weighing their narratives against newly mapped sites such as Marathon, Thermopylae and Plataea, and pointing out where earlier scholars relied on imprecise sketches.

Readers will find the work both scholarly and accessible, as the author intersperses detailed footnotes with clear explanations that illuminate how geography shaped the historic clashes. By questioning long‑held assumptions and presenting alternative interpretations grounded in field research, the book invites listeners to reconsider the motives and movements behind some of history’s most famous battles, all while preserving the drama of the ancient world.